Erasing device



Patented Oct. 7, 1930 if I Application filed July 16, 29 3,289 i n My invention .relates toimprovementsin erasing dev1ces, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed. a a

It has been proposed, heretofore, to employ rubbererasers or scrapers for removing ink from paper surfaces. The objectionable features of these methods are that the bits of erasure left by erasing accumulate and be come unsightly, and when aforesaid methods are used in connection with a typewriter, the

bits of erasure fall into the mechanismof the typewriter, thereby impairing its efiiciency.

" An object ofmy invention is to provide an eraser by means of which the ink marks are obliterated without leaving bits of erasure.

A further object of my invention is to provide an eraser whereby a mark may be obliter- F 1-20 ated with minimum effort.

A further object is to provide an eraser having a permanent handle inorder thatit may be securely heldin the hand.

A further object of the invention is to provide an eraser which collects the bits of erasure as it is operated.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the nove'l M features of the invention will be particularly: 8-30 pointed out in the appended claims. V My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of my device, and

with the cover removed.

, n In carrying out my invention, I provide a Q hollow body portion 1, one end of which is integral with an arcuate-shaped head or member 2. The member 2 has a-raised portion 3 which may be of any suitable size and shape. An arcuate cover 4 is securely fas- 215 tened to themember 2 by a screw 5. The

cover 4 has a recess 6 therein of such size and shape that the raised portion 3 will snugly l fit therein.

. A blade 7 having a sharpcutting edge 8 is similar in contourto the recess 6 and is re- Figure l is a side elevation of my device,

Figure 3 is an end elevation of my device 3, thereby. ecreasing'the exposed portion of :.;avab1e therein. Thebla de 7 is Held in place between the raised portionB' andthewall's of therecess'6 means of lugs or recesses: "The cutting'edge 8 extends slightlybeyond the exterior surfaces 9 and theportion 1'0 of-ithe bs member 2 and the cover; 4, respectively. j"

A passageway 11 extends itransv fi y through the member 2fandis disposed be.

neath the blade 7 adjacentthecuttin edge8.

A. hollow Ba anas 12 has a threade "end" 13 330 a i which is receivable inla threaded end 14 ofthe body portion 1. The end 13ofthecontainer 12 is closed An internall threaded cap 15 i is disposed upon a threade end' 16 of the container l2,'thereby closing thethreadedend l li es From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be many understood. Iniusin'g the eraser, thebody portion or handle 1 is heldin V qthefingers of the user and the: cutting edge 8"--"!0 is drawn e m r o "be erased: By this m v ment a Every thinpieceof the paper containing the mark is cutofifi The pieceof fpaperithus, cut oif pass'es throughfthewpas- "sagew'ay .11 into the compartment 17 in the fl body portion 1. When the compartment 17 becomes filled with bits of paper, thehollow container 12 which acts as" a covenfor the compartment 17'ma beunscrewed, and the bits of paper removed. Thecontaine'ri 12 is bo for holding surplus blades 7' sothat1fivhen the one inuse becoines dull another may be inserted itsplaceL Thecap l5 ismerely tohold the surplusblades 7; in the container.

The arcuate-shaped cover 4. bears upon ts the memberQ atFtheedge 18-and has an inwardly tapered surface whic'h extends away from the member QC-When the scre'wb is loosened or tightened, theportion 1'0 oft'he Cover 4 moves proportionately-f hen the eo portion 10 moves inwardly as the screw fi is. tightened, theblade 7tends to bend tothe. arcuatesha ed contour of theraisedportion the blade 7 at the surface 9 andthe portion 101 When the screw 5 is loosened, thdportionflO moves outwardly and the blade 7 tends to straighten thereb I increasing the exposed portion of the hla e 7 at the surface 9 and the portion 10. *Anopening 5'; whichyis proin and adjacent said raised portion, said cutting means being provided with a cutting ed e projecting from the recess.

gigned at Chicago in the county of Cook and State of Illinois this seventh day of July,

JOHN G. SPEER.

pass into said hollow body portion, and

means for containing surplus cutting members.

2. A device of the type described comprising a hollow body portion, an arcuate-shaped supporting member carried by said body portion and having an opening therethrough, an arcuate-shaped raised portion integral with said supporting member, a cutting member disposed upon said raised portion, a cover member disposed upon said supporting member for securing said cutting member to said raised portion, said cutting memberhaving a cutting edge extending beyond one edge of said cover, and means for securing said cover to said supporting member whereby said cover may be moved toward or away from said supporting member for varying the distance at which the cutting edge extends beygnd the edge of said cover, said opening ing adapted to direct bits cut by said cutting member into said body portion.

3. An erasing device comprising a hollow handle portion provided with a head, a flexible cutting blade carried by said head, and means for flexing the blade for varying the length thereof, said head being provided with an opening communicating with the interior of the handle for receiving particles severed by said. blade.

i. An erasing device comprising a hollow handle portion provided with a head having an arcuate-shaped portion, a flexible cutting blade disposed adjacent said arcuate-shaped portion and having its cutting edge project- 7 ing slightly beyond the exterior of a portion of the head, and means operatively connected with the head for flexing the cutting blade for increasing or decreasing the amount'of M blade projecting beyond said head, said head being provided with a passageway communicating with the interior of the hollow handle portion for receiving particles severed by the blade. 7

5. An erasing device comprising a grip-- ping portion provided with a head having a raised portion, means movable relatively with respect to the head and carried thereby, said means being provided with a recess substantially conforming to said raised portion and arranged in alignment therewith, and cutting means substantially conforming to the contour ofsaid recess and disposed there- 

